Question 1

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and unlimited duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Chunking is a method used to increase the number of pieces of information one can remember.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Remembering your phone number in sequences such as xxx-xxx-xxxx and your Social Security number in sequences such as xxx-xx-xxxx are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  chunking 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  encoding 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  chunking 
D)  short-term memory

Question 4

The modal model of memory classifies memories based on how long the subject's brain has held each memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

You are participating in a study in which you are presented with an array of letters. However, you are asked to report only the top line of five rows (much like an eye exam). This process best illustrates a ______ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  full-report 
B)  delayed-report 
C)  varied-report 
D)  partial-report 
A)  full-report 
B)  delayed-report 
C)  varied-report 
D)  partial-report

Question 6

Based on what you have learned in this chapter, how would you redesign the course material to make it easier to remember? Give at least two examples of ways to improve the memory-making process, and explain how each applies to the material in this class.

Accepted Answer

Student examples will vary. A sample ans

Question 7

Clive Wearing lost his ability to form new memories when encephalitis damaged his ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  parietal cortex 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  insular cortex 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  parietal cortex 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  insular cortex

Question 8

What happens to verbal information that is in the phonological loop when new verbal information comes in?

Accepted Answer

A)  The old information binds with visual information. 
B)  The brain fails to receive the new information. 
C)  The old information moves to the visuospatial sketchpad. 
D)  The new information replaces the old. 
A)  The old information binds with visual information. 
B)  The brain fails to receive the new information. 
C)  The old information moves to the visuospatial sketchpad. 
D)  The new information replaces the old.

Question 9

The briefest form of memory is short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the difference between working memory and short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working memory is part of long-term memory. 
B)  Short-term memory is limited to a few items within working memory. 
C)  Working memory controls the memories in short-term memory. 
D)  Short-term memory is a subset of procedural memory. 
A)  Working memory is part of long-term memory. 
B)  Short-term memory is limited to a few items within working memory. 
C)  Working memory controls the memories in short-term memory. 
D)  Short-term memory is a subset of procedural memory.

Question 11

You are about to take an exam, and you spend a few minutes going over your notes. You understand certain topics well, but you are not so sure about others. As soon as the professor hands out the test, you scribble down those few terms you are not very confident about before you forget them. You likely stored these terms in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  echoic memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  echoic memory

Question 12

When you were young, your teachers likely had you write your name, phone number, and address repeatedly to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from ______ to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory; sensory memory 
B)  sensory memory; working memory 
C)  short-term memory; long-term memory 
D)  sensory memory; short-term memory 
A)  working memory; sensory memory 
B)  sensory memory; working memory 
C)  short-term memory; long-term memory 
D)  sensory memory; short-term memory

Question 13

Which of these is a component of the memory formation process?

Accepted Answer

A)  inspiration 
B)  modality 
C)  retrieval 
D)  interference 
A)  inspiration 
B)  modality 
C)  retrieval 
D)  interference

Question 14

You are at home cooking dinner when your phone rings, the doorbell rings, and the smoke alarm goes off. Which type of memory will you use to take care of these tasks in order of urgency?

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  working memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory 
D)  procedural memory

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and unlimited duration.

Chunking is a method used to increase the number of pieces of information one can remember.

Remembering your phone number in sequences such as xxx-xxx-xxxx and your Social Security number in sequences such as xxx-xx-xxxx are examples of ______.

The modal model of memory classifies memories based on how long the subject's brain has held each memory.

You are participating in a study in which you are presented with an array of letters. However, you are asked to report only the top line of five rows (much like an eye exam). This process best illustrates a ______ method.

Based on what you have learned in this chapter, how would you redesign the course material to make it easier to remember? Give at least two examples of ways to improve the memory-making process, and explain how each applies to the material in this class.

Clive Wearing lost his ability to form new memories when encephalitis damaged his ______.

What happens to verbal information that is in the phonological loop when new verbal information comes in?

The briefest form of memory is short-term memory.

What is the difference between working memory and short-term memory?

When you were young, your teachers likely had you write your name, phone number, and address repeatedly to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from to .

Which of these is a component of the memory formation process?

You are at home cooking dinner when your phone rings, the doorbell rings, and the smoke alarm goes off. Which type of memory will you use to take care of these tasks in order of urgency?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

Memory Errors

Imagery

Language

Concepts and Knowledge

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

Exam 5: Memory Structures and Processes

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and unlimited duration.

Chunking is a method used to increase the number of pieces of information one can remember.

Remembering your phone number in sequences such as xxx-xxx-xxxx and your Social Security number in sequences such as xxx-xx-xxxx are examples of ______.

The modal model of memory classifies memories based on how long the subject's brain has held each memory.

You are participating in a study in which you are presented with an array of letters. However, you are asked to report only the top line of five rows (much like an eye exam). This process best illustrates a ______ method.

Based on what you have learned in this chapter, how would you redesign the course material to make it easier to remember? Give at least two examples of ways to improve the memory-making process, and explain how each applies to the material in this class.

Clive Wearing lost his ability to form new memories when encephalitis damaged his ______.

What happens to verbal information that is in the phonological loop when new verbal information comes in?

The briefest form of memory is short-term memory.

What is the difference between working memory and short-term memory?

When you were young, your teachers likely had you write your name, phone number, and address repeatedly to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from ______ to ______.

Which of these is a component of the memory formation process?

You are at home cooking dinner when your phone rings, the doorbell rings, and the smoke alarm goes off. Which type of memory will you use to take care of these tasks in order of urgency?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

Memory Errors

Imagery

Language

Concepts and Knowledge

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

When you were young, your teachers likely had you write your name, phone number, and address repeatedly to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from to .